David Saint-Jacques
David Saint-Jacques born January 6, 1970 in Quebec City, Quebec, is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He was selected to join the CSA in the 2009 CSA selection along with Jeremy Hansen. Saint-Jacques was born in Quebec City and raised in the Montreal suburb of Saint-Lambert, Quebec. Saint-Jacques is married and has one child. He is a lifelong mountaineer, hiker, cyclist, skier and passionate sailor. He also holds a commercial pilot license. He is fluent in French and English, and has a basic understanding of Russian, Spanish and Japanese.
His broad scientific background includes engineering, astrophysics and medical training, with international experience in France and Hungary for engineering study and Lebanon and Guatemala for medical study. Saint-Jacques is affiliated with the Collège des mÊdecins du QuÊbec, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Ordre des ingÊnieurs du QuÊbec, International Society for Optical Engineering, and the Cambridge Philosophical Society as a Life Fellow. Saint-Jacques was selected in May 2009 by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
